Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development
Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, held by the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), was devoted to a wide range of topical issues of economic and social development of the country. Scientific reports of Russian and foreign scientists constitute the main part of the presentations at the April Conference. An important part of the conference program are special events held in the format of plenary sessions and round tables with the participation of members of the Government of the Russian Federation, statesmen, business representatives, Russian and foreign experts. This year, for the first time, the conference is held under a new name, fully preserving its traditions. The word ‘Yasin’ in the name of the conference is a tribute to Evgeny Yasin, the honorary scientific director of the university. The conference appeared on his initiative and remained under his leadership. Having successfully developed for more than 20 years, it has won wide recognition both in Russia and abroad.
2022
XXIII Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development
April 5 - 22, 2022
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April 5, 2022. Special session Key Competencies as a Core of Human Capital: Development and Assessment
At the V-5-1 online session, chaired by Taras Paschenko (HSE), Alexandra Mikhailova (HSE), the reports were made by:
Taras Paschenko (HSE), Developing Critical Thinking of Adults through Structured Problem Solving (abstract)
Vitold Yasvin (MGIMO), Personal-developing Capabilities of School Environment as the Basis of its Pedagogical Quality (abstract)
Anatoly Kharkhurin (HSE), Developing Students' Creative Potential in the Context of Language Practices and Cross-cultural Communication (abstract)
T. Lubart (UPC), Creativity assessment Its history and current practices (abstract)
The stream of the session may be viewed via the link
The session was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 5, 2022. Special round table Social and Economic Inequality: Current Research Agenda
The following issues were discussed at the online round table B-5-4/2 chaired by L. Chauvel (University of Luxembourg):
• What are the key research questions in the study of monetary and non-monetary inequalities in Russia?
• What new grounds, manifestations and consequences of inequality need special attention today?
• Which dimensions of inequality have become particularly important in light of the effects of the pandemic?
• What new theoretical and methodological approaches are used today in the study of inequalities in world science? Which of them are relevant for Russian society?
• How are inequalities reflected in the public consciousness of the population and value dynamics?
Experts: Vasiliy Anikin (HSE), Tatyana Maleva (RANEPA), Svetlana Mareeva (HSE), Elena Agadullina (HSE), Maria Nagernyak (HSE), Natalia Voronina (HSE), Guzel Yusupova (Northwestern Institute of Management RANEPA).
The round table was organized in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 5, 2022. Special session Age Differences in Attitudes, Values and Well-being in a Comparative Perspective
At the online session F-5-3, chaired by Maxim Rudnev (HSE, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences), the reports were made by:
Ivan Smekalin (HSE), Margarita Fabrikant (HSE, Belarusian State University), Age-generational Differences as a Factor of Diversity of ideas about the Development of the Country (abstract)
Elena Degtyareva (HSE), Maxim Rudnev (HSE, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences), Vladimir Magun (Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, HSE), Age Gaps in the Basic Values of Russians: Dynamics and Determinants (abstract)
Daria Kareva (HSE), Oksana Sinyavskaya (NIU HSE), Subjective Well-being of Russians and Europeans of Older and Younger Ages (abstract)
Maxim Rudnev (HSE, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences), K. Vukler (ISCTE-IUL), Social Status of the Elderly and Modernization in Different Countries: Testing the Theory of Cowgill (abstract)
Debater: Maria Matskevich (SI RAS)
The stream of the session may be viewed via thelink
The session was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 6, 2022. Special round table Developing Data on Aging and the Older Generation in Russia: Presenting the National Study of the Older Generation (SHARE)
The following issues were discussed at the online round table B-6-1 chaired by Lilia Ovcharova (HSE):
• Existing deficits in data on aging and the older generation in Russia and ways to overcome them
• Priority areas of research on aging and the older generation: now and for the future
• National research of the older generation: motivation for conducting, features of the tools, possible areas of analysis
• Features of field work and post-field stage of research in conducting a National Study of the Older Generation
Experts: Oksana Sinyavskaya (HSE), A. Andreenkova (CESSI), Irina Grigorieva (Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences), Antonina Noskova (MGIMO)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 6, 2022. Special round table Graduates in the Russian Labor Market: Trends, Challenges and Regional Differentiation
At the online round table B-6-2, chaired by Lilia Ovcharova (HSE), a thematic report Graduates in the Russian Labor Market: Trends, Challenges and Regional Differentiation was presented. The team of authors: N. Emelina, K. Rozhkova, S. Roshchin, S. Solntsev, P. Travkin.
Graduates of higher education are carriers of the most modern and technologically advanced human capital necessary for the development of the national economy. The employment results of graduates, including the salary level, reflect the demand for skills from employers and serve as an indicator of the quality of education. The position of graduates of Russian universities in the labor market shows how effectively the higher education system can adapt to the challenges of the real economy and what the state policy should focus on. The report addresses the issues of return on education, labor mobility and inequality in the labor market. The characteristics of the received education (areas of training, academic achievements and levels of university selectivity) are considered. The use of a unique array of nationwide administrative data makes it possible to cover graduates of almost all universities in Russia and highlight the regional peculiarities of their employment.
Issues discussed:
• Which regions do graduates of Russian universities go to work in? How are mobility flows arranged in the Russian graduate labor market?
• Which specialists are valued the most? Differentiation of wages by key educational and labor characteristics (levels of education, combination of study and work, regional comparative studies, etc.)
• How is the transition ‘study-work’ related to social inequality? Do selective universities increase inequality in the labor market? Is there gender inequality at the exit from the university?
• How administrative data change the context of education and labor market research
Experts: Sergey Roshchin (HSE), Tatyana Klyachko (RANEPA), Denis Vasiliev (Rostrud), Marina Borovskaya (SFU)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 6, 2022. Special round table Social Norms, Economic Inequality and Adaptation of the Population to Large-scale Economic Crises
At the online round table B-6-3/2, chaired by Mikhail Mamonov (MGIMO), the following issues were discussed:
• How does the Russian population adapt to deep economic shocks? What is happening in the labor market and in the sphere of home food production? How do children's health indicators react in different regions of the country? What measures of the state's economic policy can mitigate the negative effects of deep economic shocks on the health of the population?
• How does the dominance of conservative social norms in Russia affect economic development and to what extent does it cause the polarization of incomes of the population?
• What are the economic effects in terms of women's employment and GDP per capita from the state's increase in the supply of preschool services in Russia?
Experts: A. Pestova (MGIMO), E. Sargsyan (CERGE-EI), O. Novikova (CERGE-EI, HSE - Perm)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-930).
April 6, 2022. Special round table Structural Changes in Health Care: Trends and Prospects
The report Structural Changes in Healthcare: Trends and Prospects was presented at the online round table B-6-4/3, chaired by Lev Yakobson (HSE). Team of authors: Sergey Shishkin (executive editor), Igor Sheiman, Vasiliy Vlasov, Elena Potapchik, Svetlana Sazhina
The report provides a comparative analysis of structural changes in the health systems of countries with developed economies that have passed the second epidemiological transition, and Russia, which is at the beginning of such a transition. The changes in the structure of the resource provision of healthcare, in the ratio of various types of medical care, in the organizational and technological structure of the healthcare system, the functions and ways of interaction of its elements have been considered. The reasons for the differences in structural changes in Russian healthcare have been revealed. Promising directions for further changes in the industry are proposed.
The directions of changes in the healthcare system for the second epidemiological transition have been discussed.
Experts: N. Naigovzina (Moscow State Medical University named after A.I. Evdokimov), V. Omelyanovsky (Center for Expertise and Quality Control of Medical Care), V. Starodubov (Central Research Institute of Organization and Informatization of Healthcare of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation), Igor Sheiman (HSE), Sergey Shishkin (HSE)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 7, 2022. Special session Migration Processes During the Pandemic
At the online session P-7-2, chaired by Ekaterina Demintseva (HSE), the following reports were presented:
Mikhail Denisenko (HSE), Vladimir Mukomel (IS RAS - SNITS RAS), The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on International Labor Migration to Russia (abstract)
Andrei Korobkov (MTSU), Dmitry Poletaev (Institute of Economic Forecasting RAS), Global Migrants During the Pandemic (abstract)
Yulia Florinskaya (Institute of Social Analysis and Forecasting RANEPA), Nikita Mkrtchyan (HSE), Russian and Foreign Workers in Metropolitan Households Before and During the Coronavirus Pandemic (abstract)
T. Tabak (Research Economic Institute of the Ministry of Economy), Intentions of the Moldovan Population to Emigrate: an Example of a Country of Mass emigration (abstract)
The stream of the session may be viewed via the link
The session was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 7, 2022. Special round table Impact of Climate Change on Human Capital, Economy and Ecosystems
The report The Impact of Climate Change on Human Potential, Economy and Ecosystems was presented at the online round table B7-2/2 chaired by Liliana Proskuryakova (HSE), Nikolay Kurichev (HSE). Team of authors: V. Vinogradova, O.Glezer, R.Gracheva, A.Dorina, A.Zolotokrylin, A.Kotov, N. Kurichev, B.Morgunov, V.Potashnikov, A.Ptichnikov, L.Proskuryakova, G. Safonov, Yu.Safonova, A.Semakina, I.Semiletov, A.Sizonov, A.Stetsenko, T. Titkova, N.Shakhova, A.Sheludkov.
The report analyzes global climate change and its impact on human potential, the economy and the environment. The latest research results on the climatic role of atmospheric methane emissions from permafrost hydrates in the Arctic are presented. Scenario forecasts of low-carbon development of the Russian economy until 2050 allow us to assess the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon uptake by ecosystems, the effectiveness of carbon regulation measures in various industries and sectors of the economy. The publication presents estimates of climate change in Russian regions and recommendations for increasing territorial resistance. The materials of the report can be useful to public authorities, development institutions and organizations performing research and development, as an information base for decision-making and planning of scientific projects.
Issues discussed:
• What is the nature of global climate change and its impact on human potential, economy and climate?
• What are the long-term trajectories of low-carbon development of the Russian economy and its key industries?
• What is the climatic role of atmospheric methane emissions from permafrost hydrates? What factors influence the imbalance of the carbon cycle in the Arctic?
• What are the natural and socio-economic factors of resistance of the territories of Russia in the conditions of climate change?
Experts: Liliana Proskuryakova (HSE), Nikolay Kurichev (HSE), Igor Semiletov (HSE), M. Gargiulo (Energy Systems Modeling E4SMA), V. Bianco (University of Genoa), Georgiy Safonov (HSE), Evgeniy Chuvilin (Skolkovo Institute of Science and technology), J. Ravetz (University of Manchester)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 7, 2022. Special round table Fake News: an Interdisciplinary Approach
At the online round table B7-3/2, chaired by Vasiliy Klyucharev (HSE), the following issues were discussed:
• Interdisciplinary approaches to fake news research
• The role of the brain in the spread of fake news
• Research in media communications on the effectiveness of fakes
• Computer science and deep fakes
• Challenges in using naturalistic stimuli in fake News research
• Approaches to sustainability research in the use of fake news
Experts: Alexey Neznanov (HSE), Olga Kuskova (HSE), Dmitry Ogorodov (Committee on Artificial Intelligence under the Commission of the Government of the Russian Federation for UNESCO), Svetlana Shomova (HSE)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 8, 2022. Special session The Measurement of Human Potential: Dialogue between Science and Practice
At the online session V-8-1, chaired by Ekaterina Orel (HSE), the following reports were presented:
I. Brun (HSE University), CEdge Project: The results of the study of the competence framework as criteria for assessing the human potential of company employees (abstract)
Yuriy Shatrov (ECOPSI), Potential in Focus Employee Assessment Model: Development and Validation (abstract)
Vasiliy Fiveysky (Moscow Government University), Roles as an Alternative to Competencies (abstract)
Veronika Kabalin (HSE), A. Osipova (Yandex.Workshop), Assessing the Potential of Talented Employees for Selection to the Personnel Reserve (abstract)
Alena Kulikova (HSE University), Advantages and limitations of forced-choice items for measuring the potential of an employee (abstract)
The stream of the session may be viewed via the link
The session was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 8, 2022. Round table Social Protection on the Way to a Better Future
At the online round table B-8-3, chaired by Lilia Ovcharova (HSE), the HSE thematic report Social Protection in Russia Before and After pandemic: Forks of the Future was presented. Team of authors: Ekaterina Andreeva, Svetlana Biryukova, Natalia Voronina, Elizaveta Gorvat, Elena Gorina, Alexandra Goryainova, Daria Kareva, Maria Nagernyak, Elena Nazarbayeva, Alina Pishnyak, Dmitry Pomazkin, Daria Popova, Elena Selezneva, Oksana Sinyavskaya, Sergey Ter-Akopov, Maria Ustinova, Natalia Khalina.
The role of social protection in supporting people's well-being, reducing poverty and inequality can hardly be overestimated in calm times, but its importance increases especially in times of crisis, as confirmed by the global shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. In conditions of uncertainty, the social protection system turns into a ‘safety cushion’ — a macroeconomic and socio-political stabilizer. The focus of the presented report was the analysis of the main trends in the formation of the Russian social protection system — in its broad definition, including non—insurance social protection measures, pension provision and social services - and the forks of its development in the medium term. The report analyzes to what extent the coronavirus pandemic has affected the main challenges and problems facing Russian social protection, what were the key decisions in the field of anti-crisis support for the population during the pandemic and how they affected indicators of poverty and inequality. The pandemic period is also important because at that time there was a turn towards priority support for families in need with children. The report presents the latest research results on changes in the population's requests for social support, as well as issues of using the time budget as a component of a comprehensive assessment of the quality of life of the population. It is discussed what lessons can be learned from the experience of the pandemic crisis for the future development of Russian social protection, including in the conditions of turbulence that arose in 2022. The consequences of this turbulence, which are not yet fully clear, will probably prompt some of the estimates and forecasts presented in the report to be adjusted, but, according to the authors, this will mainly concern specific quantitative parameters, and not development directions. The materials of the report are intended for a wide range of readers, including decision makers in the field of social policy, the expert and scientific community, and journalists.
Issues discussed:
• Social protection as a macroeconomic stabilizer: what works in a crisis
• What experiences and lessons have we learned from the COVID-19 crisis?
• What contribution can social protection make to reducing poverty and inequality?
• Digitalization of the labor market and prospects for social insurance.
• Social policy in the interests of older citizens: social services and long-term care system as tools to increase autonomy and quality of life in older age
Experts: Yaroslav Kuzminov (HSE), Oksana Sinyavskaya (HSE), Alexandra Levitskaya (Advisor to the President of Russia), Andrey Kigim (Pension Fund of the Russian Federation), Yuriy Voronin (Chief Financial Commissioner of the Russian Federation), Nina Vishnevskaya (HSE)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 8, 2022. Special session Developing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Human Potential: What Can Universities Do?
At the online session V-8-4 chaired by Pavel Sorokin (HSE), the following reports were presented:
Ilya Korshunov (HSE), Additional Education Programs in Universities as a Way to Increase the Innovative and Entrepreneurial Potential of the Economy (abstract)
Pavel Sorokin (HSE), The Formation of Entrepreneurial Human Potential as a Task of Universities: Problems and Frontiers (abstract)
Ekaterina Morozova (Skolkovo Foundation), The Role of Mentoring in Education Technological Entrepreneurship (abstract)
Vyacheslav Yurchenko (SberUniversity), Retraining in the Conditions of Innovative and Entrepreneurial-oriented Economy (abstract)
The stream of the session may be viewed via the link
The session was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 8, 2022. Special session Human Potential in the Russian Labor Market: Return and Demand
At the online session V-8-5, chaired by Ilya Korshunov (HSE), the following reports were presented:
Tatyana Klyachko (RANEPA), Human Capital of the Economically Active Population in the Regions of Russia (abstract)
Elena Brendeleva (MGIMO), Institutional Barriers to the Growth of Returns on Human Capital in the Russian Labor Market (abstract)
Pavel Travkin (HSE), The Return to a Master's Degree in the Russian Labor Market (abstract)
Natalia Shirokova (HSE), The Contribution of Educational Organizations to the Accumulation of Human Potential and Socio-economic Development of Territories (abstract)
The stream of the session may be viewed via the link
The session was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 14, 2022. Round table Long Term Care Facility (LTCF)
At the online round table B-14-2, chaired by Lilia Ovcharova (HSE), the report Long-term Care System: Lessons from International Experience for Russia was presented, the team of authors: Elena Selezneva, Oksana Sinyavskaya, Evgeniy Yakushev, Elizaveta Gorvat, Natalia Grishchenko, Daria Kareva. Scientific editor – Oksana Sinyavskaya
Since 2018, in the Russian Federation, within the framework of the national Demography project, a pilot project is being implemented to create a long-term care system - an important social program of modern aging societies that allows not only to improve the quality of life of people with self-care deficiencies, but also to make a certain contribution to achieving the national goal of increasing life expectancy. The report, prepared within the framework of the Demographic and Social Factors of Active Longevity direction of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center, is devoted to a review of international recommendations and foreign experience in the field of long-term care for persons with self-care deficiencies and assessment of their relevance for Russia. Along with the discussion of the experience of other countries, the report presents the results of the analysis of Russian approaches to the formation of the model and the regulatory framework of the long-term care. The work is intended for a wide range of readers, including decision makers in the field of social services and long-term care, as well as for the expert and business community, researchers, teachers, students and journalists.
Issues discussed:
• Lessons from international experience in the organization of long-term care system relevant to the creation of the Russian SDU
• Lessons of the pilot project on the long-term care system in the framework of the ‘Demography’ project
• Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the home-based and inpatient care sector in Russia
• The role of non-state actors, including non-profit and charitable organizations
• Prospects for the development of the care system in the new economic conditions: identify key forks, development priorities in the face of new restrictions
Experts: O. Sinyavskaya (HSE), Y. Voronin (Chief Financial Commissioner of the Russian Federation), M. Morozova (Elena and Gennady Timchenko's charitable foundation), E. Oleskina (‘Old Age in Joy’ charitable foundation), R. Akhmeteli (National Association of Social Service Participants)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 19, 2022. Round table New Criteria for Human Potential: Developing Independence
At the online round table B-19-1/1, chaired by Evgeniy Terentyev (HSE), the report New Requirements for Human Potential: Development of Independence was presented. The team of authors: Pavel Sorokin, Isak Frumin, Evgeniy Terentyev, Yulia Koreshnikova.
The report presents the key practical and theoretical foundations of the hypothesis that the main request to a person on the horizon of the coming years is a request for independence. The first part of the report provides answers to the questions: ‘What is independence? What does it mean to be independent in different spheres of public and private life?’. In the second part, we are talking about how the education system (using the example of higher education) responds today and may respond in the future to the request for independence in terms of organizational design, pedagogical practices and methods of evaluating educational results. Special attention is paid to the rapidly growing field of entrepreneurship education, which both in Russia and abroad is one of the key frontiers in the development of universities.
Issues discussed:
Speaker - Pavel Sorokin (HSE)
• What are the key ‘requests’ to a person in the modern world, without an answer to which his success (taking into account both objective and subjective aspects) is impossible?
• What qualities should a person have in order to answer these requests? What is the place of independence among these qualities?
• What is independence?
• How to form independence in the education system?
• Is the existing entrepreneurial education in Russia effective? If not, how can it be improved?
Experts: I. Romanchuk (TSU), V. Vasiliev (ITMO University), I. Remorenko (MGPU), E. Galazhinsky (TSU), A.Omelchuk (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation), T.Ryabko (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation), Yu. Kazakov (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation), R. Urazov (Worldskills Russia), D. Peskov (Agency for Strategic Initiatives), T. Klyachko (RANEPA)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
April 20, 2022. Round table Disruptive Innovation: Human 2.0
At the online round table B20-2, chaired by Albert Efimov (Sberbank), Leonid Gokhberg (HSE), the report Breakthrough Innovations: Human Being 2.0 was presented. The team of authors: S. Gavrish, L. Gokhberg, D. Gribkova, Yu. Dugovanets, A. Efimov, Yu. Milshina, D. Payson, A.Sokolov, S. Chernogortseva.
The publication presents the results of a joint study by the Institute for Statistical Research and the Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) HSE and the Department of Research and Innovation of Sberbank, carried out with the support of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center. The key global trends determining the development trajectories of the most important components of human potential and technologies aimed at improving the physical and mental abilities of a person are considered.
The report was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).
Issues discussed:
• Man of the Future: which technologies will be implemented faster, and which will have the greatest impact on a person's mental and physical abilities?
• Technologies and humanity in the society of the future: how will ideas about humanity, its value, human behavior and its interaction with machines change?
• How is the concept of security changing (including at the level of the human body) as the boundaries between the virtual and real worlds are erased and metaverses and virtual environments are spreading?
• What will be the consequences of the widespread penetration of technology: technological frustration how is the new ‘disease’ of modern man?
Experts: O. Saritas (HSE), L. Ovcharova (HSE), H. Cordeiro (Millennium Project, Singularity University), V. Tarasov (Sechenov University)
The round table was organised in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-928).